Endangered Animals 5 I

Endangered animals 5I

AMUR LEOPARD The Amur Leopard is an endangered animal.

There are only 25 in Sijote – Alin (Siberia).

The Amur Leopard is orange, brown and white.

They eat meat.

Their character is angry.

They are endangered because of loss of habitat.

The tiger has got stripes and the Amur Leopard spots.

By Imanol R.

ARTIC FOX The Artic Foxes are endangered animals. They live in the North (Artic), Eurasia and North America.

They have small ears, white long fur in winter and when it is summer they change of coat and it becomes shorter and gray.

They are omnivores, they eat birds and their eggs but they favorite food is the lemmings.

The Artic Fox are active all the year.

They are endangered because loss of habitat, hunting and poaching. Today there are about several hundred thousand in the world.

By Lucia

BLACK RHINO My favourite endangered animal is the Black Rhino.

They live in Africa. They are black and from brown to grey. The Black Rhinos like grass.

They are endangered because of hunting.

They have very hard skin.

There are 20 Black Rhinos.

By Mikel

THE BORNEAN ORANGUTAN The Bornean Orangutans live in “Bornean” tropical or subtropical places. They have a lot of hair and their face is very big.

They eat figs, durians, leaves, seeds, bird eggs, flowers and honey.

They are endangered because of fires, loss of habitat, hunting and poaching.

And they are stronger than Red Pandas.

Nowadays there are 54,500 “Bornean Orangutans”.

BY IBONE

BROWN SPIDER MONKEY Brown Spider Monkeys live in the Colombia and Venezuela’s North forest.

In appearance they are light and dark brown.

They eat soil, fruit and termites.

The Brown Spider Monkeys are in danger because of loss of habitat, poaching and pollution.

They are spindly and their tails are long The population is estimated to have decreased by at least 80%. A small population of fewer than 30 individuals has been discovered in a protected area of Colombia, the Selva de Florencia National Park.

BY ANNE

CROSS RIVER GORILLA They live in the tropical jungle in Cameroon, in Africa.

They have got lots of hair.

They eat fruits.

They are endangered because of hunting, poaching and loss of habitat.

Now there are more or less 3.000 cross river gorillas in the world.

By Alex

ELEPHANT The Elephants live in Asia and Africa.

They are very big.

The Elephants eat vegetables.

They are endangered because of hunting and poaching.

The Asian elephants are stronger than the African Elephants.

Today there are between 472,000 and 690,000.

By Luka F.

GIANT PANDA My favourite endangered animal is the Giant Panda.

They live in China.

They are white and black and big.

They eat bamboo. They are good climbers.

They are in danger because of hunting and poaching.

There are 5000 Giant Pandas today.

By Lisi

GREEN LIZARD My favorite endangered animal is the Green Lizard.

These animals live in Gipuzkoa and in the jungle and they are big and green.

The Green Lizards eat insects and they run quickly.

They are in danger because of parasites, hunting and poaching.

There are more or less 1,768 Green Lizards in the world.

By Adrian

JAGUAR My favourite endangered animals are Jaguars. They live in South America.

They are small, they have got spots, orange eyes and whiskers.

They eat meat.

They are good climbers.

They are in danger because of hunting and poaching.

If we compare with tigers, the tigers have got stripes.

Today in the world there are 2,000 Jaguars.

By Joseba

JAVAN RHINO They live in the tropical forests Ung Kulon National Park in Java, Indonesia.

The Javan Rhinos are dusky grey and they have a single horn of up to about 10 inches. Their skin has a number of loose folds giving the appearance of armor plating.

The Javan rhino is herbivores and also eat meat.

This species are very similar in appearance to some rhinoceros, but they have a much smaller head and less apparent skin folds They are endangered because of hunting, poaching, disease and natural disasters.

Vietnam’s last Javan Rhino was poached in 2010.

Javan rhinos are the most threatened of the five rhino species, and there are only 60 individuals in Ujung Kulon National Park in Java, Indonesia.

By Aitana

MALAYAN TIGER The Malayan Tiger live only in the continent of Asia.

They eat meat. They hunt large or medium size animals, generally in the jungle.

There are 500 tigers. They are in danger because of loss of habitat.

By Nahia

MONARCH BUTTERFLY My favourite endangered animal is the Monarch Butterfly.

They travel between 1,200 and 2,800 miles or more from the United States and Canada to central Mexican forests.

Adult monarch butterflies have two pairs of brilliant orange-red wings, featuring black veins and white spots along the edges.

They especially like to drink from mushy slices of banana, oranges and watermelon.

They are endangered because of loss of habitat and climate change.

By Niaama

Osprey Ospreys live in all over the world except Antartic. The appearance is size half.

They eat fish.

They are brown and black.

They're endangered because of global warming.

By Unax

RED PANDA My favourite endangered animal is Red Panda. Red Pandas live in Himalaya and China.

They are small, white and red.

They eat meat and bamboo.

Red Pandas are very active in the morning.

They're endangered because of loss of habitat.

Today there are 2,500 Red Pandas.

By Malen

SEA EAGLE The Sea Eagles live in nests near to the sea.

They are big and they have got long wings.

They eat fish and sea animals. They are quiet and they are not aggressive.

They are endangered because of hunting. Today there are 299 more or less.

BY OIER

SNOW LEOPARD My favourite endangered animal is the Snow leopard.

Snow Leopards live in the mountains in Asia, Bhutan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia and Uzbekistan.

They are big cats.

They eat animals and meat.

They are endangered because loss of habitat, hunting and poaching.

There are about from 4,080 to 8,700 Snow Leopards in the world.

By Ainhoa

SUMATRA ORANGUTAN The Sumatra Orangutan live in Sumatra.

The two species of orangutan, Bornean and Sumatran, differ a little in appearance and behavior. While both have shaggy reddish fur, Sumatran orangutans have longer facial hair.

Sumatran orangutans are reported to have closer social bonds than their Bornean cousins. Bornean orangutans are more likely to descend from the trees to move around on the ground.

They eat fruit and barks.

They are in danger because of loss of habitat.

Now there are about 45,000-69,000 Bornean Orangutans (Endangered) and about 7,500 (Critically Endangered) Sumatran Orangutans.

By Alain

TASMANIAN DEVIL Tasmanian Devils live in Australia. They're black and they have got a withe spot or line.

They only eat meet.

Tasmanian Devils are angry and dangerous.

They're endangered because of hunting and poaching. Now there are 10,000 Tasmanian Devils.

By Paula

WHALE SHARK My favourite endangered animal is the Whale Shark.

They live in coast surface waters of all the major oceans.

They have got spots and they are the biggest fishes and sharks in the word.

They eat plankton.

They are endangered because of sport fishing.

Today there are about 458 Whale Sharks in the word.

BY OIER I.

WHITE RHINO White Rhinos live in South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, and Kenya. White Rhinos are the second largest land mammals.

Also known as the square-lipped rhinoceros, white rhinos have a square upper lip with almost no hair.

White Rhinos are herbivores; they only eat vegetation, and will never eat meat.

Northern white rhinos and southern white rhinos are genetically different and are found in two different regions in Africa. In 1895 a small population of less than 100 individuals Southern White Rhinos was discovered in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa. Today there are more than 20,000 animals.

They are endangered because of loss of habitat and poaching.

BY OIHAN